Patrocínio weather in December

In December, Patrocínio sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 262 mm of rain across 25.6 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Patrocínio's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Patrocínio's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
262 mm
25.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:30 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Patrocínio is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical December day in Patrocínio reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Patrocínio weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°25522.4134.4
Feb28° / 19°18419.212.64.6
Mar27° / 19°18621.712.14.7
Apr27° / 17°7311.411.66.3
May25° / 15°315.211.17.7
Jun25° / 13°101.810.98.5
Jul25° / 13°60.9118.7
Aug27° / 14°111.911.48.3
Sep29° / 17°466.811.96.4
Oct29° / 18°10413.812.45.2
Nov27° / 19°19921.212.94.6
Dec27° / 19°26225.613.14.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21486
31486
41387
51387
61387
71387
81486
91486
101486
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Patrocínio gets around 262 mm of rain over 25.6 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 81% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 67% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
153362
253263
343066
442967
532869
632770
732671
832671
922672
1022672
1122672
1222672
1322771
1422870
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1923266
2023365
2123464
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2323563
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2723365
2823365
2923266
3033166
3133166

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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48calm
58calm
68calm
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128calm
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278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 7:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:267:29
213.16:267:30
313.16:267:31
413.16:267:31
513.16:277:32
613.16:277:32
713.16:277:33
813.16:277:34
913.16:287:34
1013.16:287:35
1113.16:287:35
1213.16:297:36
1313.16:297:37
1413.16:297:37
1513.16:307:38
1613.16:307:38
1713.16:317:39
1813.16:317:39
1913.16:317:40
2013.16:327:40
2113.16:327:41
2213.16:337:41
2313.16:337:42
2413.16:347:42
2513.16:347:43
2613.16:357:43
2713.16:357:43
2813.16:367:44
2913.16:367:44
3013.16:377:45
3113.16:377:45

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Patrocínio

In seasonPeak

In December, Patrocínio sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Patrocínio's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Patrocínio?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Patrocínio for sightseeing.

What to pack for Patrocínio in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Patrocínio sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Patrocínio in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Patrocínio peaks around February 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 16Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Patrocínio in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Patrocínio is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× the cleanest month (July, 4 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1716 µg/m³Jul 115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May6Good
Jun5Good
Jul4Good
Aug8Good
Sep17Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Patrocínio?

Patrocínio sits at 18.9°S, 47.0°W, 965 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Perdizes, 55 km away.

Topography around Patrocínio

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Patrocínio.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Patrocínio has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m around an average of 968 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 467 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 600 m.

The land around Patrocínio is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (40%), grassland (25%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), cropland (32%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
195 m
16 km
467 m
80 km
600 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Perdizes 55 km · Coromandel 57 km · Monte Carmelo 59 km · Lagoa Formosa 64 km · Patos de Minas 64 km · Santa Juliana 69 km · Carmo do Paranaíba 71 km · Araxá 72 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / N
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,713
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 482
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%Evangelical 27%none 9%other 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Patrocínio (-18.9439°, -46.9925°, elevation 965 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).